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Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by malloryerik on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:20PM (#19132038)
Married Japanese folks only rarely wear their wedding rings, generally speaking, and the same is true for most East Asians.
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Re:Japanese women push back against Valentine's tradition of... by GolDDranks on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:52PM (#19132166)
I work in Tokyo. According to my work mates, wearing one could be seen as a form of bragging, especially some decades back. There's even a word for "speaking a bit too fondly about one's girlfriend/lover/wife in front of others": 惚気(noro-ke).
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